My Favorite Chia Seed Pudding
Total Time
5 minutes (Plus 2+ hours' resting time)
Prep Time
5 minutes
Rating
4.4 out of 5 stars
(79)
Ingredients
1 serving
- 1 cup homemade cashew milk, almond milk or light coconut milk
- ½ teaspoon orange zest, preferably from an organic orange
- ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract, more to taste
- 3 tablespoons chia seeds
- Recommended toppings: drizzle of honey or maple syrup, sliced bananas, fresh or defrosted berries or my berry chia seed jam, shredded coconut, toasted chopped nuts…
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Preparation
Chef’s notes
Make it vegan:
Drizzle maple syrup on top instead of honey.
Make it nut free:
Use a nut-free milk, and don’t top with nuts.
Change it up:
This recipe may be tasty with other varieties of citrus zest.
To make 4 servings at once:
Combine 4 cups milk, 2 teaspoons orange zest and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Add up to ½ teaspoon more vanilla extract for a more pronounced vanilla flavor. Whisk in ¾ cup chia seeds, whisk again after about 15 to 20 minutes, and refrigerate overnight.
Recipe update 3/15/17:
Originally included orange juice for extra orange flavor, however, the acidity level of orange juice can prevent chia seeds from plumping up. Edited to the current version for reliability.